Latest items for LRCM-DATA-1
Sept. 8, 2026, 7:39 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"WHILE ruling that a husband was cruel for forcing his wife to have sex against her will on numerous occasions, a Supreme Court justice has found that 'there is no rape in marriage' under Bahamian law. Justice J Denise Lewis-Johnson’s ruling was handed down on August 29 and involves a divorce case in which a woman claimed her husband would force intercourse and made her feel like a 'rape victim' throughout their marriage. The ruling will no doubt add more fuel to public discourse on the controversial issue. The case centres around a woman’s divorce petition in which she sought to end her marriage on the grounds of cruel treatment....more
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"WHILE ruling that a husband was cruel for forcing his wife to have sex against her will on numerous occasions, a Supreme Court justice has found that 'there is no rape in marriage' under Bahamian law. Justice J Denise Lewis-Johnson’s ruling was handed down on August 29 and involves a divorce case in which a woman claimed her husband would force intercourse and made her feel like a 'rape victim' throughout their marriage. The ruling will no doubt add more fuel to public discourse on the controversial issue. The case centres around a woman’s divorce petition in which she sought to end her marriage on the grounds of cruel treatment....more
Sept. 6, 2026, 6:45 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"...National research in Azerbaijan revealed the refusal of a forensic doctor to examine a marital rape victim because he did not consider it a crime.124 Fearing contagion, forensic doctors were reportedly unable or unwilling to document physical and sexual abuse, complicating the gathering of evidence during the pandemic..." (p 34).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"...National research in Azerbaijan revealed the refusal of a forensic doctor to examine a marital rape victim because he did not consider it a crime.124 Fearing contagion, forensic doctors were reportedly unable or unwilling to document physical and sexual abuse, complicating the gathering of evidence during the pandemic..." (p 34).
Sept. 5, 2026, 8:25 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"The defendant was accused of raping his wife, the mother of their child, and forcing her into prostitution. The prosecution also charged him with violations of the weapons law, assault, and aggravated coercion. Prosecutor Sarah Ofner accused the defendant of using a 'high degree of violence and coercion.' "The defendant shows no trace of responsibility for his actions and claims that the victim is a drug addict and wants to get rid of him with fabricated statements," the prosecutor stated" (para 2).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"The defendant was accused of raping his wife, the mother of their child, and forcing her into prostitution. The prosecution also charged him with violations of the weapons law, assault, and aggravated coercion. Prosecutor Sarah Ofner accused the defendant of using a 'high degree of violence and coercion.' "The defendant shows no trace of responsibility for his actions and claims that the victim is a drug addict and wants to get rid of him with fabricated statements," the prosecutor stated" (para 2).
Sept. 5, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"A 54-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison last night at the Feldkirch Regional Court (Vorarlberg). The lay judges found it proven that he had repeatedly raped and abused his wife during their 20-year marriage; he was also found to have been violent towards his children. The verdict is not yet legally binding" (para 1).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"A 54-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison last night at the Feldkirch Regional Court (Vorarlberg). The lay judges found it proven that he had repeatedly raped and abused his wife during their 20-year marriage; he was also found to have been violent towards his children. The verdict is not yet legally binding" (para 1).
Sept. 4, 2026, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In 2021, he [Jon Seccull, an Australian man who committed marital rape multiple times] went to trial, was found guilty of 12 charges and was sentenced to 15 years, but appealed the decision. In September 2023 he was then found guilty of three rape charges and one charge of threatening behaviour. He was acquitted of the other eight charges" (para 7-10). This information, according to the article, shows the actual crime of marital rape happened before the 2020-present timeframe. However, the perpetrator was not found guilty until 2023, which could indicate the prevalence of such cases in Australia (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In 2021, he [Jon Seccull, an Australian man who committed marital rape multiple times] went to trial, was found guilty of 12 charges and was sentenced to 15 years, but appealed the decision. In September 2023 he was then found guilty of three rape charges and one charge of threatening behaviour. He was acquitted of the other eight charges" (para 7-10). This information, according to the article, shows the actual crime of marital rape happened before the 2020-present timeframe. However, the perpetrator was not found guilty until 2023, which could indicate the prevalence of such cases in Australia (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 3, 2026, 4:43 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"6.6% of the surveyed women aged 15-59 were ever sexually abused from a partner during the lifetime. It is the lowest percentage of types of violence compared to physical violence (14.8%) and psychological violence (31.8%)" (p 37).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"6.6% of the surveyed women aged 15-59 were ever sexually abused from a partner during the lifetime. It is the lowest percentage of types of violence compared to physical violence (14.8%) and psychological violence (31.8%)" (p 37).
Sept. 3, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Domestic violence cases remain largely underreported. A 2021 survey in Armenia showed that almost 36 percent of women interviewed who were ever in a partnership experienced at least one form of physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partners; only 5 percent of those who experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner sought help from police and only 4.8 percent sought help from a health provider. sought help from police and only 4.8 percent sought help from a health provider" (para 26).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Domestic violence cases remain largely underreported. A 2021 survey in Armenia showed that almost 36 percent of women interviewed who were ever in a partnership experienced at least one form of physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partners; only 5 percent of those who experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner sought help from police and only 4.8 percent sought help from a health provider. sought help from police and only 4.8 percent sought help from a health provider" (para 26).
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:23 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"One case from last year continues to haunt the doctor [Dr Summaiya Syed-Tariq, the chief police surgeon in Pakistan’s Sindh provincial health department]. Recalling the sexual violence inflicted on a woman just two days after her marriage, she says the victim’s brother, who filed the complaint, alleged that the husband had inserted a metal pipe and his hand into her anus and threatened to kill her if she spoke about it. Despite knowing she was bleeding, her in-laws concealed her condition and did not seek medical assistance" (para 15). "In the Orangi case [in which a 64-year old Pakistani man murdered his wife], Tariq says the violence inflicted on the...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"One case from last year continues to haunt the doctor [Dr Summaiya Syed-Tariq, the chief police surgeon in Pakistan’s Sindh provincial health department]. Recalling the sexual violence inflicted on a woman just two days after her marriage, she says the victim’s brother, who filed the complaint, alleged that the husband had inserted a metal pipe and his hand into her anus and threatened to kill her if she spoke about it. Despite knowing she was bleeding, her in-laws concealed her condition and did not seek medical assistance" (para 15). "In the Orangi case [in which a 64-year old Pakistani man murdered his wife], Tariq says the violence inflicted on the...more
July 25, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"5,542 cases of intimate partner rape against women [in Northeast Brazil] were reported. The highest number of notifications occurred in 2022 (18.9%), while the lowest was recorded in 2014 (4.0%)... Violence was primarily perpetrated by spouses (41.3%) and ex-spouses (31.0%), occurring predominantly at home (82.5%), repeatedly (71.8%), and without the aggressor having consumed alcoholic beverages (48.2%).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"5,542 cases of intimate partner rape against women [in Northeast Brazil] were reported. The highest number of notifications occurred in 2022 (18.9%), while the lowest was recorded in 2014 (4.0%)... Violence was primarily perpetrated by spouses (41.3%) and ex-spouses (31.0%), occurring predominantly at home (82.5%), repeatedly (71.8%), and without the aggressor having consumed alcoholic beverages (48.2%).
July 23, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
According to Table 2, in 2020, 242 cases of rape perprated by a spouse were reported, or a gross rape rate of .82 per 100 thousand women. In 2021, 349 cases of rape perprated by a spouse were reported, or a gross rape rate of 1.17 per 100 thousand women. In 2022, 384 cases of rape perprated by a spouse were reported, or a gross rape rate of 1.28 per 100 thousand women (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
According to Table 2, in 2020, 242 cases of rape perprated by a spouse were reported, or a gross rape rate of .82 per 100 thousand women. In 2021, 349 cases of rape perprated by a spouse were reported, or a gross rape rate of 1.17 per 100 thousand women. In 2022, 384 cases of rape perprated by a spouse were reported, or a gross rape rate of 1.28 per 100 thousand women (para 20).
July 19, 2026, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"It is also estimated that 43 % of Brazilian women have also suffered from different forms of violence (physical, psychological, and sexual) inflicted by an intimate partner throughout their lives, equivalent to 27.6 million women aged 16 years or older. Out of them, 21.1 % (13.6 million) declared an experience of being forced to have sex against their will (FBSP, 2023) (para 6).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"It is also estimated that 43 % of Brazilian women have also suffered from different forms of violence (physical, psychological, and sexual) inflicted by an intimate partner throughout their lives, equivalent to 27.6 million women aged 16 years or older. Out of them, 21.1 % (13.6 million) declared an experience of being forced to have sex against their will (FBSP, 2023) (para 6).
June 30, 2026, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"There have been instances where a partner living with HIV has infected his or her partner. Having said that, there is still lack of data on monitoring and analysing gender issues because the Botswana Government has refused to sign the SADC Gender Protocol" (301).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"There have been instances where a partner living with HIV has infected his or her partner. Having said that, there is still lack of data on monitoring and analysing gender issues because the Botswana Government has refused to sign the SADC Gender Protocol" (301).
June 19, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The recent assault that sent shockwaves throughout [Botswana] happened in a small village of Kopong in July 2022 because the couple was going through a divorce and the husband did not want the process to be concluded (The Weekend Post 2022). What is narrated in numerous newspaper articles is that a 48-year-old married [Botswanan] woman was brutally killed by her husband who then removed her internal organs – the heart, intestines and liver – while he proceeded to write some weird phrases on the walls with her blood. In addition, it is alleged that the said husband and the men he was with raped the wife as well before killing...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The recent assault that sent shockwaves throughout [Botswana] happened in a small village of Kopong in July 2022 because the couple was going through a divorce and the husband did not want the process to be concluded (The Weekend Post 2022). What is narrated in numerous newspaper articles is that a 48-year-old married [Botswanan] woman was brutally killed by her husband who then removed her internal organs – the heart, intestines and liver – while he proceeded to write some weird phrases on the walls with her blood. In addition, it is alleged that the said husband and the men he was with raped the wife as well before killing...more
June 14, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The vast majority (more than 80%) of sexual violence against women in West Africa takes place within couples. On average, nearly 60% of victims named the husband or current spouse as the perpetrator (80.5% in Mali, 78.7% in Senegal, 69.1% in Sierra Leone, 68% in Mauritania, 61.5% in Benin, 53% in Nigeria, 44% in Togo, 43.8% in Liberia and 37.8% in Gambia). Nearly 16% of victims named a former husband or spouse (24% in Liberia; 21% in Togo and Gambia; 17% in Mauritania, Benin and Sierra Leone; 15% in Nigeria; 11% in Ghana, 10% in Senegal and 5% in Mali)" (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The vast majority (more than 80%) of sexual violence against women in West Africa takes place within couples. On average, nearly 60% of victims named the husband or current spouse as the perpetrator (80.5% in Mali, 78.7% in Senegal, 69.1% in Sierra Leone, 68% in Mauritania, 61.5% in Benin, 53% in Nigeria, 44% in Togo, 43.8% in Liberia and 37.8% in Gambia). Nearly 16% of victims named a former husband or spouse (24% in Liberia; 21% in Togo and Gambia; 17% in Mauritania, Benin and Sierra Leone; 15% in Nigeria; 11% in Ghana, 10% in Senegal and 5% in Mali)" (para 20).
June 14, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Thirty-six (36) respondents out of 76 (47.4%) reported a non-consensual sex/rape in their current relationship, while 55/76 (72.4%) indicated that they have experienced a non-consensual sex in a previous relationship" (2)."[Of those surveyed] the majority of sex offenders were their present partners and next the husbands (22.2%)" (1).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Thirty-six (36) respondents out of 76 (47.4%) reported a non-consensual sex/rape in their current relationship, while 55/76 (72.4%) indicated that they have experienced a non-consensual sex in a previous relationship" (2)."[Of those surveyed] the majority of sex offenders were their present partners and next the husbands (22.2%)" (1).
June 12, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In 2022, police recorded 80 offences of rape committed by intimate partners, and 128 offences of rape committed by domestic perpetrators" (para 9).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In 2022, police recorded 80 offences of rape committed by intimate partners, and 128 offences of rape committed by domestic perpetrators" (para 9).
June 12, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
Table 3.4 "Criminal Incident and Offence by Year, 2019-2023" shows that between 2019 and 2023 there were no incident or offenses of marital rape but in 2020 there was one incident and one offense of criminal attempt to marital rape and in 2021 there were two incidents and two offenses of criminal attempt to marital rape (37-38).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
Table 3.4 "Criminal Incident and Offence by Year, 2019-2023" shows that between 2019 and 2023 there were no incident or offenses of marital rape but in 2020 there was one incident and one offense of criminal attempt to marital rape and in 2021 there were two incidents and two offenses of criminal attempt to marital rape (37-38).
June 1, 2026, 6:28 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
" In Belgium, a large survey conducted by the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men indicates that 48.4% and 12.5% of cases of sexual touching and forced sex are perpetrated by the partner among men and women, respectively"(para 5).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
" In Belgium, a large survey conducted by the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men indicates that 48.4% and 12.5% of cases of sexual touching and forced sex are perpetrated by the partner among men and women, respectively"(para 5).
April 28, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The CDC estimates that about 42% of Latinas (7.6 million) have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point, as published in their last National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). Also, among Latinx couples, reoccurrence rates of domestic violence can be as high as 59%, compared to 37% for White couples" (Para 21-22). "A late report of the nonprofit Esperanza United indicates that while approximately 1 in 3 Latinas (34%) will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime" (Para 23).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The CDC estimates that about 42% of Latinas (7.6 million) have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point, as published in their last National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). Also, among Latinx couples, reoccurrence rates of domestic violence can be as high as 59%, compared to 37% for White couples" (Para 21-22). "A late report of the nonprofit Esperanza United indicates that while approximately 1 in 3 Latinas (34%) will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime" (Para 23).
April 15, 2026, 11:25 a.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Marital rape is not prohibited in Algeria, Kenya, Sudan, and The Gambia, while Northern Nigeria’s Penal Code allows marital rape and “corrective” assault within marriage" (para 3).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Marital rape is not prohibited in Algeria, Kenya, Sudan, and The Gambia, while Northern Nigeria’s Penal Code allows marital rape and “corrective” assault within marriage" (para 3).
April 15, 2026, 11:22 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex" (para 3).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex" (para 3).
April 15, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Bangladesh, 27 percent of married women get experience of forced sexual intercourse by their husbands in Bangladesh."
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Bangladesh, 27 percent of married women get experience of forced sexual intercourse by their husbands in Bangladesh."
April 15, 2026, 8 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Women in Bangladesh are three times more likely to be physically abused and over 14 times more likely to suffer sexual violence from their husbands than from others, according to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey on violence against women. Over half of all women surveyed (54 percent) have reported physical and/or sexual abuse by their husbands at some point in their marital lives. The Violence Against Women Survey 2024 -- based on interviews with 27,476 women -- reveals that intimate partner violence (IPV) remains widespread, with 70 percent of respondents experiencing at least one form of abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic violence, or controlling behaviours, at some point...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Women in Bangladesh are three times more likely to be physically abused and over 14 times more likely to suffer sexual violence from their husbands than from others, according to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey on violence against women. Over half of all women surveyed (54 percent) have reported physical and/or sexual abuse by their husbands at some point in their marital lives. The Violence Against Women Survey 2024 -- based on interviews with 27,476 women -- reveals that intimate partner violence (IPV) remains widespread, with 70 percent of respondents experiencing at least one form of abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic violence, or controlling behaviours, at some point...more
April 8, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Data suggests it is widespread while being underreported because of stigma and legal obstacles. In a 2015 study of 20,000 ever-married women in Bangladesh, under the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), more than one-fourth reported sexual violence by husbands and over half suffered physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV); two-thirds reported lifetime IPV, including more than 40% in the past year; despite this, two-thirds never disclosed abuse /ref.""Their husband forced intercourse upon one in five married women, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data. However, these numbers are likely underrepresented.""According to a 2021 study conducted by BRAC (year 2021), domestic violence affects 72% of married women in Bangladesh,...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Data suggests it is widespread while being underreported because of stigma and legal obstacles. In a 2015 study of 20,000 ever-married women in Bangladesh, under the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), more than one-fourth reported sexual violence by husbands and over half suffered physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV); two-thirds reported lifetime IPV, including more than 40% in the past year; despite this, two-thirds never disclosed abuse /ref.""Their husband forced intercourse upon one in five married women, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data. However, these numbers are likely underrepresented.""According to a 2021 study conducted by BRAC (year 2021), domestic violence affects 72% of married women in Bangladesh,...more
April 8, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"“Nurnahar, a 14-year-old married lady, informed her family that she was afflicted with agony after her 34-year-old husband, a returnee from the United Arab Emirates on September 20, consummated their marriage. It lasted a month, though, because her husband had almost no concern for his child bride's anguish and suffering. She died on October 25, 2020, in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital of severe bleeding from her genitals, less than a month after her marriage in Tangail, as her husband allegedly resumed sexual intercourse. Many females, such as Nurnahar, have to be safeguarded from marital rape but the present legislation is not actually effective. Human rights campaigners believe that the...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"“Nurnahar, a 14-year-old married lady, informed her family that she was afflicted with agony after her 34-year-old husband, a returnee from the United Arab Emirates on September 20, consummated their marriage. It lasted a month, though, because her husband had almost no concern for his child bride's anguish and suffering. She died on October 25, 2020, in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital of severe bleeding from her genitals, less than a month after her marriage in Tangail, as her husband allegedly resumed sexual intercourse. Many females, such as Nurnahar, have to be safeguarded from marital rape but the present legislation is not actually effective. Human rights campaigners believe that the...more
March 29, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex. About 31% said they are free to require their husbands to use a condom."(para3)
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex. About 31% said they are free to require their husbands to use a condom."(para3)
March 25, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"That the laws for domestic violence were removed, is disappointing and should be addressed, specifically as NGO reported numbers for marital rape are significant, even while minimally recorded in the percentage of calls to the national hotline for domestic violence. March 2020 fielded eighty calls alone. Data is difficult to find, as it is estimated that 70-80% of cases go unreported (WHO, 2023)"
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"That the laws for domestic violence were removed, is disappointing and should be addressed, specifically as NGO reported numbers for marital rape are significant, even while minimally recorded in the percentage of calls to the national hotline for domestic violence. March 2020 fielded eighty calls alone. Data is difficult to find, as it is estimated that 70-80% of cases go unreported (WHO, 2023)"
March 22, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"70% of women in Angola are victims of physical and sexual violence by their husbands" (44).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"70% of women in Angola are victims of physical and sexual violence by their husbands" (44).
March 4, 2026, 10:09 a.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"Sexual violence constitutes 35 percent of all cases reported, 17 percent of which are cases of marital rape and 4 percent are cases of incest."
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"Sexual violence constitutes 35 percent of all cases reported, 17 percent of which are cases of marital rape and 4 percent are cases of incest."
Feb. 22, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Albania
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"[T]here is no specific data on spousal rape, and often even authorities do not consider spousal rape a crime, in which case it is neither reported nor prosecuted" (23).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"[T]here is no specific data on spousal rape, and often even authorities do not consider spousal rape a crime, in which case it is neither reported nor prosecuted" (23).